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2. The configurable device of claim 1, wherein the device image is received at least one of (i) as streaming data at the central configuration manager circuit or (ii) through memory-mapped data writes at the central configuration manager circuit.
3. The configurable device of claim 2, wherein the streaming data or the memory-mapped data includes embedded headers indicating what configuration data in the streaming data or the memory-mapped data is intended for which of the assigned regions.
4. The configurable device of claim 3, wherein each of the plurality of CIM circuits is assigned to only one region, wherein each of the plurality of CIM circuits only receives configuration data that is intended for its assigned region, wherein each of the configuration packets is transmitted to only one of the assigned regions.
5. The configurable device of claim 1, further comprising only one integrated circuit, wherein the assigned regions divide up sub-systems in the integrated circuit.
6. The configurable device of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of integrated circuits, wherein at least one of the assigned regions spans across the plurality of integrated circuits.
7. The configurable device of claim 6, wherein at least two of the assigned regions span across the plurality of integrated circuits.
8. The configurable device of claim 1, wherein the central configuration manager circuit is configured to, before transmitting the configuration packets to the plurality of CIM circuits, use configuration information in the device image to configure a network in the configurable device, wherein the network communicatively couples the plurality of CIM circuits to the central configuration manager.
9. The configurable device of claim 8, wherein the central configuration manager circuit includes one of the plurality of CIM circuits that configures the network using the configuration information.
11. The method of claim 10, wherein the device image is received at least one of (i) as streaming data at the central configuration manager circuit or (ii) through memory-mapped data writes at the central configuration manager circuit.
12. The method of claim 11, wherein the streaming data or the memory-mapped data includes embedded headers indicating what configuration data in the streaming data or the memory-mapped data is intended for which of the assigned regions.
13. The method of claim 12, wherein each of the plurality of CIM circuits is assigned to only one region, wherein each of the plurality of CIM circuits only receives configuration data that is intended for its assigned region, wherein each of the configuration packets is transmitted to only one of the assigned regions.
14. The method of claim 10, wherein the configurable device includes only one integrated circuit, wherein the assigned regions divide up sub-systems in the integrated circuit.
15. The method of claim 10, wherein the configurable device includes a plurality of integrated circuits, wherein at least one of the assigned regions spans across the plurality of integrated circuits.
17. The method of claim 16, wherein the central configuration manager circuit includes one of the plurality of CIM circuits that configures the network using the configuration information.
19. The configurable device of claim 18, wherein the device image includes embedded headers indicating what portions of the device image are intended for which of the assigned regions.
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August 6, 2024
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